Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Laos
Laos: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 64.87 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Laos, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Laos is 64.87 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Laos peaked at 64.87 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Laos 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Laos, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 1.21 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 1.41 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.5 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.52 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.53 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.51 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.64 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 1.91 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 2.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 2.12 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 2.33 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 2.31 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.64 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 2.46 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 2.31 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 3.22 million SLC per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1990 | 3.72 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 4.82 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1992 | 5.28 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 5.68 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 6.08 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 7.15 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 8.44 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 9.23 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 10.12 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 10.83 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 11.61 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 13.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 14.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 14.83 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 17.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 17.67 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.37 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 22.33 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 24.42 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 26.08 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 27.91 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 30.62 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 35.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 36.31 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 39.85 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 41.61 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 42.91 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 44.82 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 47.61 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 50.81 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 57.34 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 59.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 61.84 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 64.87 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 64.87 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9944 million SLC per square kilometre, 65.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 64.87 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8607 million SLC per square kilometre, 75.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +39.5% | 2.31 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.22 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.64 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.22 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.13 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.72 million SLC per square kilometre | 10.83 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.94 million SLC per square kilometre | 11.61 million SLC per square kilometre | 26.08 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.75 million SLC per square kilometre | 27.91 million SLC per square kilometre | 50.81 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.78 million SLC per square kilometre | 57.34 million SLC per square kilometre | 64.87 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 11 Uzbekistan 106.1 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 12 Colombia 105.75 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 13 Hungary 83.64 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bangladesh 57.24 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 16 Guinea 49.68 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 48.34 million SLC per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6,670 BoP, current US$ (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 988.46 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -44.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Laos?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Laos was 64.87 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 64.87 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Laos ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.